LA6 2RQ

Upper Lune Valley · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Carnforth
Local authority
Lancaster
Postcode district
LA6
Postcode sector
LA6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA6 2QW 403 m
LA6 2RH 411 m
LA6 2RP 479 m
LA6 2QN 632 m
LA6 2RU 700 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA6 2RQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA6
Postcode sector
LA6 2
Latitude
54.159375
Longitude
-2.593530
British National Grid easting
361,340
British National Grid northing
473,891

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Parish or community
E04005208
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127734
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 002D · E01025167
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 002 · E02005222

Postcode source versions

Explore LA6

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Kirklands, Church Lane, Tunstall, Carnforth, LA6 2RQ 31 July 2012 £545,000
Cant Beck Cottage, Church Lane, Tunstall, Carnforth, LA6 2RQ 14 September 2011 £480,000
Old School House, Church Lane, Tunstall, Carnforth, LA6 2RQ 26 May 2005 £590,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
2
  1. Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.9 km
  2. Arkholme Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.5 km
  3. Leck St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.1 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

9 female, 11 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.0
LA6 2 residents
4,524

Age bands in LA6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

633 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

357 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.4%

679 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.3%

1,375 residents

Age 65 and over
30.8%

1,356 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA6 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • LUNESDALE SURGERY

    KIRKBY LONSDALE, CARNFORTH, LA6 2HQ

    ODS code A82030

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lunesdale Arms

    BCT · Tunstall

    0.4 miles
  • Lunesdale Arms

    BCT · Tunstall

    0.4 miles
  • The Highwayman

    BCT · Nether Burrow

    0.8 miles
  • The Highwayman

    BCT · Nether Burrow

    0.8 miles
  • Road End

    BCT · Wrayton

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 002D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,357 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 2 secondary schools. Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.